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Feed Your Brain Podcast
146 - Macro Situation for Startups and Founders, Useful Resources to read about it and Availability Cascades
Everyone's talking about it. The economy has not been looking good. Max and Mike discuss the current macro situation and what it means for startups, employees, and society as a whole. Recommendations READ Andreesen Horowitz: https://future.a16z.com/framework-valuation-navigating-down-markets/ Y Combinator: https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/19/yc-advises-founders-to-plan-for-the-worst/ Sequoia: https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/24/sequoia-capital-plays-nostradamus-again/ LISTEN Craft ventures: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBkzm4a7iY4 All-IN Podcast or YouTube video:
2022-06-09
43 min
Feed Your Brain Podcast
145 - Stephan Heller: A crazy 15-year startup journey incl. IPO and Scaling at Groupon, Building Watchmaster.com, Angel Investing and building a fund of fund vehicle now
"There was so much pain that just went into this and so much blood, sweat, and tears, personal commitment, you know, working really for three, four years, not sleeping, not having a personal life in that sense. And suddenly this whole thing, that's to fall apart." It didn't take long for founder and entrepreneur Stephan Heller to move on and start something new after selling his previous company. In this episode, Stephan reflects on his experiences working with startups over the years and shares the lessons he's learned. We also learn about his current project, AlphaQ, which...
2022-05-26
50 min
Feed Your Brain Podcast
144 - Pascal Bieri, Founder of Planted: Building a Food-Tech company through plant-based protein with over 150 people across Europe
As the population grows exponentially and the demand for meat grows, producing meat has become increasingly unsustainable. Hungry to change that, Planted Foods has been revolutionizing the food chain. Pascal Bieri, one of its founders, joins us today and inspires us to rethink what we eat as he shares with us the whys and hows of producing meat from alternative proteins. Be part of the food revolution: https://en.eatplanted.com/karriere Where to find Pascal’s recommendations: NPR Let’s Connect! Connect with Pascal Connect with...
2022-05-10
35 min
Feed Your Brain Podcast
143 - Saket Kumar, Founder of Vitt: Future of SaaS Financing, VC, Writing a novel
Is getting a novel published comparable to getting a startup funded? Saket Kumar answers this question in this week’s episode. He freely takes us on an unexpected journey, from creating a novel to founding his current company. We also find out why he went from being a venture capitalist to becoming a founder and why he intends to stay for the long haul. Saket is the co-founder and CEO of Vitt, a company that provides fast and non-diluted funding for growing SaaS businesses. For three years, he worked as an early-stage venture capitalist. ...
2022-04-17
52 min
Feed Your Brain Podcast
142 - Favorite Gadgets and Managing Focus and Energy
“I can now focus on things that I'm more uniquely suited to and that I'm just way better at that bring me more joy.” That is one thing that effective energy management can do for you. This week, Max and Mike talk about energy management. They talk about what they do, including how they structure their day to be the most productive. In this episode, they also let us take a peek at some of their favorite gadgets! Read about Narratives, Commitments, and Tasks (NCTs): https://www.reforge.com/blog/set-better-goals-with-ncts-not-okrs Get the Gadg...
2022-04-09
36 min
Startups, Sparks and Serendipity
034 - We changed the channel - 2 Minute Update
Feel free to check our podcast here now: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6b9YeL5VJGyPA5s3bICmgFApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/feed-your-brain-podcast/id1169436412or on any of your social channels.
2022-03-15
02 min
Feed Your Brain Podcast
141 - Morning Routines, Yearly Goal Settting, Differences NYC and San Francisco
Unfortunately one of our guests needed to cancel last minute, we decided to record a duo episode with Mike and Max about things we're passionate about! We share thoughts on our morning routines, yearly goal setting, differences between NYC and San Francisco and many more things! Follow us on Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and wherever you would like to :)
2022-03-08
38 min
Feed Your Brain Podcast
138 - Albert Gajsak: Building an AI-powered Batmobile Hardware Product with Warner Bros, Educating Kids about Technology through Electronic Devices, Covid impact on Supply Chains
We have Albert Gajsak as a guest on the podcast today. Albert is a young founder who combines hardware and software with a team of 20 to develop electronic devices. Essentially with the purpose of teaching kids more about technology. Since its launch in 2017, Circuitmess has sold over 50,000 products to over 30000 customers - all over the world. Currently, they are working with Warner Bros on a special launch of a Batmobile toy, called CircuitMess Batmobile™. The product raised over $100,000 on Kickstarter in just a few hours. Their products give kids the opportunity to learn about Science, Tec...
2022-01-15
44 min
Feed Your Brain Podcast
134 - Asynchronous Working, Hiring, Books
In this episode, we talked about asynchronous working with our teams and which tools we use, learnings from hiring people and books that we've recently read. Feel free to connect via Linkedin (leave a message) Max Mike
2021-09-25
44 min
Feed Your Brain Podcast
133 - Eli Bressert, CEO & Co-Founder Origin: Building a travel company during COVID, San Francisco vs. Europe, Evaluating Machine Learning Opportunities in Products, Importance of Data Science
Welcome back to the Feed Your Brain Podcast. Max and his co-host Mike interviewed another guest this time. Eli Bressert, Co-Founder and CEO of Origin. Origin provides you with the most personalized luxury trips based on who you are and what you want to experience next. Eli was a mentor at Singularity University, Head of Siri Platform Science & Insights at Apple, Head of Data Science at Convoy and worked in Data Engineering and Analytics. He studied Mathematics and Astronomy and did his PhD in Astronomy. Together with Eli, we talked about Eli stu...
2021-08-13
46 min
Feed Your Brain Podcast
132 - How to raise a Seed Round
Hi friends! For this episode we have chosen a little different format. For one reason. Mike just raised a 6.3 million seed round with his startup Blair. Since we have a lot of founders as listeners, we thought it would be exciting to take a look behind the curtain and understand how Mike and his team made it happen. So Max took the chance to ask him all the important questions about the round! Feel free to let us know on the social media channels if you enjoyed it. You can find us e...
2021-08-01
46 min
Startups, Sparks and Serendipity
033 - Finding Your Personal Mission Statement
Hey listeners,Mike and I talk about the value of finding your personal mission statement and how it can help you with staying focused on the things that actually drive value and happiness for you personally - especially when building companies and products.We'd be glad to get your feedback and hear about strategies and methodologies of you finding your personal mission statement. Let us know via DMs or on Linkedin/Twitter how you found your vision/purpose!Looking forward to hearing from you.Max and Mike
2021-07-07
25 min
Feed Your Brain Podcast
131 - Finding Your Personal Mission Statement
Hey listeners, Mike and I talk about the value of finding your personal mission statement and how it can help you with staying focused on the things that actually drive value and happiness for you personally - especially when building companies and products. We'd be glad to get your feedback and hear about strategies and methodologies of you finding your personal mission statement. Let us know via DMs or on Linkedin/Twitter how you found your vision/purpose! Looking forward to hearing from you. Max and Mike
2021-07-07
25 min
Startups, Sparks and Serendipity
032 - Should we specialize or be a generalist?
Mike and Max wanted to talk about a topic that has been on our minds for quite some time now: Shall we be Generalists, Specialists or generalized specialist or specialized generalists? ;) We've conducted an episode where we combine our thoughts with science and a few books that have been written about that topic. If you like it, please subscribe and give us a review on iTunes or any other channel. We'd love to get your feedback!If you also like to hear us interviewing people, please also follow our interview-focused podcast called 'Feed Yo...
2021-02-24
22 min
Startups, Sparks and Serendipity
031 - A wine app raises 155m, Spotify's patent to analyze user's voice, Apple and Cars and Global Tax for Tech Companies
Hello to all listeners! Mike and I have once again sat down together to talk about various topics: Wine-app Vivino raises 155m round - what's special about the app and the industry? Spotify was granted a patent for a technology that analyzes listeners’ voice and background noise to suggest content based on their mood, gender, age, accent, or even social setting Global tax for tech companies upcoming? The role of social media is more present than ever at this point in time (not just in global politics..) Apple and cars?Follow us on Tw...
2021-02-14
44 min
Startups, Sparks and Serendipity
030 - Nikolaus Volk, CEO of Kyte: Uber for Rental Cars, Mobility, Machine Learning at Kyte, Studying at Stanford
Nikolaus Volk is the Founder and CEO of Kyte, a San-Francisco based Startup that delivers rental cars to your home. They help everyone to access rental cars with the simplicity of Uber. A few facts about Nik: He studied at Stanford and TU Munich He worked at Uber for a few years Kyte raised 9m for their expansion Offices in Munich and San FranciscoWe talked about: The current mobility market and delivering an Uber for rental cars to the US market Importance of Machine Learning at Kyte Studying at Stanford vs. Studying in German...
2021-02-08
56 min
Feed Your Brain Podcast
129 - Hey friends, I'm back & What we can learn from AirBnB
I haven't been here for while, however, I thought of publishing this episode to keep you up to date on what's happening. Startups, Sparks and Serendipity Podcast with Mike Mahlkow and myself Find me on Linkedin
2021-01-23
43 min
Startups, Sparks and Serendipity
029 - What we can learn from AirBnB
Mike and Max talked about the early story of AirBnB and what startups and aspiring entrepreneurs can learn from the story itself. Please subscribe and reach out to us on different channels. We also host Clubhouse irregularly now. Feel free to follow us there ;) Check out The Generalist.
2021-01-23
40 min
Startups, Sparks and Serendipity
028 - Semir Jahic from Clari talks about sales processes, differences Europe vs. US and finding the right startup to work for
This week we sat down with Semir Jahic, the lead Sales Engineer at Clari, to talk about several topics including the rigour around sales processes in America and what impact it is having on European firms. We discuss in detail the difference in sales and implementation of processes in American and European businesses. Next, we got into how to pick a startup to work for, and what filters should be applied in identifying the right startup. These filters include the founder and executive team, investors, the stage the company is in, a sense of longevity, product/market fit and...
2021-01-03
52 min
Startups, Sparks and Serendipity
027 - Startup News Flash, Virtual Headquarter Startups, Learning New Skills
This week we sat down to talk about trends in the tech startup industry and introduce a new segment into our weekly podcast. We think the “News Flash” will give listeners new insights into the industry at a surface level as something to talk about with friends and colleagues. We also talk about “virtual headquarters” and how working from home might change in the coming years such as gamification of the workplace. We then talk about skills we would like to gain and why, as well as lists we keep, why, and when we use them. We’re sure this short...
2020-12-13
42 min
Startups, Sparks and Serendipity
026 - Homeoffice Setup and Socialising now, Startup Hubs, New Books to read
This week, we sat down to discuss things that help us get through the work day with comfort. Working from home every day can be quite taxing. We all deal with it in different ways. In this episode we share some of the things that make our home office a bit more cozy and effective such as a decent webcam, headphones, chairs and backdrops. We then dive into some discussion on socializing from home. However difficult it is, there are still online events with virtual stages. Even with this current environment, is it enough, or do we need more...
2020-12-06
33 min
Startups, Sparks and Serendipity
025 - Interview with Sameday Testing Founder Felix Huettenbach: Building a company around COVID tests, spending time in a monastery and tips on building a successful business
Today we sat down with the founder of Sameday Testing, Felix Huettenbach. We had a great conversation exploring his past roles and experiences including living in a monastery, founding a company at college at 18, and through the time until now where he has built a Covid-19 business that offers quick PCR testing in LA and in Washington D.C. We discuss important topics related to creating a business, how failure can lead to success, and how to build an effective business structure from an idea that solves a unique problem. This episode is valuable for anyone who is considering...
2020-11-28
50 min
Startups, Sparks and Serendipity
024 - Interview with Bryan Wish: Launching books successfully, How to Network and Finding Your Own Personal Path
Bryan is the founder of BW Missions, a company that works with mission-driven entrepreneurs, thought-leaders, and CEOs including Nir Eyal (Author Hooked & Indistractable), Rick Smith (CEO Axon/ inventor of the TASER), Denise Gosnell (Chief Data Officer at DataStax), Dan Berger (Former CEO of Social Tables, acquired by CVENT), Allen Gannett, and many more to develop and execute digital strategies behind book, product, and business launches.His clients have been represented in Inc., Forbes, TechCrunch, Morning Brew, HBR, and Wired Magazine. Mike and I have known Bryan for a couple of years and he’s one of the be...
2020-11-17
37 min
Startups, Sparks and Serendipity
023 - Interview with Ben Zoldan: Coping with difficult times, Storytelling and human-oriented connections
Ben Zoldan is the founder and maker behind Storyleaders. A company that transforms organizations by the power of storytelling. Ben has helped organizations such as Salesforce, Tableau, Lightpath, Oracle and others to be leading organizations through storytelling in sales and is widely renowned through his expertise. He also is the co-author of one of the leading sales-books “What Great Salespeople Do”.This week we sat down with Ben Zoldan to discuss a variety of topics including the serendipitous moments we have handed to us today and accepting them as opportunities and how to cope with the uncertainty of d...
2020-11-08
52 min
Startups, Sparks and Serendipity
022 - The Startup Report 2020, Status in Enterprise Software and a great Marketing blogger
This week, we have a nice conversation all about startups and the startup environment. We explore topics related to what startups focus on, including accelerating growth, sales and winning customers. Likewise, we discuss different ways founders fund their startups, such as through VC, loans and government grants. Do you consider your business a startup or a young company? What is the difference? Are you a unicorn or a zebra? Then we take a turn and discuss some recent developments in enterprise software and how the field has changed over time to become a greater area of investment for businesses...
2020-11-01
45 min
Startups, Sparks and Serendipity
021 - Routines for traveling and working and managing work, health and life
This week, we dive into our tricks for productivity and planning ahead, setting routines, and retaining focus throughout the work week. We talk about how we use our time when traveling, and how, whether you’re on a train or a long distance flight, organizing your time could save a bunch of trouble. Then we dive a bit into managing our time organization and priorities between work, health and life. Are notifications a necessity or a distraction? Texting and Whatsapp conversations can be important, but how important is it to respond quickly when there is so much going on in...
2020-10-02
43 min
Startups, Sparks and Serendipity
020 - Dopamine Games and a book for people in struggle
This week we discussed dopamine and its many implications on people's lives. From understanding how dopamine can lead to addiction in drugs, we discuss similar effects from gambling to social media. We decided to open up a bit about ourselves and share coping mechanisms we use and what can help us get through to the next day. We also shared some tips on what is called “dopamine fasting” as a way to cleanse the brain of potential bad habits, and to start focusing on getting dopamine from positive sources to avoid addiction. We hope this episode helps you rethink how...
2020-09-19
43 min
Startups, Sparks and Serendipity
019 - Jeff Gothelf on Employability, Entrepreneurship and Building Your Personal Platform
This week we interviewed Jeff Gothelf about employability and entrepreneurship. Jeff talks about how he switched his job search model from a push model to a pull model where he attracts opportunities by building a platform of expertise and experience and broadly giving it away through content marketing. He talks a bit more about getting better with practice and implementing the Ikigai model (reason for being) in order to achieve a more fulfilling life and career.Recommendations:Books: Forever Employable by Jeff GothelfTools:Follow Jeff on LinkedinFollow...
2020-09-06
48 min
Startups, Sparks and Serendipity
018 - Micro Entrepreneurship: The new normal?
Micro-entrepreneurship is the new normal. Platforms such as Uber, Shopify, Food Delivery providers and others create completely new opportunities for entrepreneurial activity. What micro-entrepreneurship is and what is really behind it, you can hear in this podcast. Book: Go Giver: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1873060.The_Go_Giver
2020-08-26
40 min
Startups, Sparks and Serendipity
017 - A great founder handbook, better decision making and the power of not knowing something
017 - A great founder handbook, better decision making and the power of not knowing something
2020-08-14
48 min
Startups, Sparks and Serendipity
016 - First Thoughts on Starting A Podcast, Rome Research and Macro.io
This week we end the first season by reflecting on the past fifteen episodes and by hinting at what is to come in the next seasons. Additionally we ask you, our listeners to offer some feedback for what you want to hear in coming episodes. This is a short one, but we will be back next week with a new season and cool new topics!Recommendations:Books:12 Rules for Life by Jordan B. Petersonhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30257963-12-rules-for-lifeTools:Rome Research...
2020-07-26
23 min
Startups, Sparks and Serendipity
015 - The Serendipity Mindset with Christian Busch
This week we met with our first guest, Christian Busch and had a special conversation about serendipity. What is serendipity? How can we actively manage situations to make them more serendipitous? Does luck favor the prepared? How can we increase the surface area of luck? This episode gives a look into how to connect dots to access the serendipities in our lives and how reframing situations and looking at things from unexpected perspectives can make a huge difference. One of our favorite takeaways this week is that we cannot always control the stimuli that may affect us. However we ca...
2020-07-19
50 min
Startups, Sparks and Serendipity
014 - Mike's Solo Episode - Inversion, Hanlon's Razor and the future of humanity
On this week’s episode of Startups, Sparks & Serendipity, we have a bit of a changeup. Mike is alone this time. You know how synching schedules can be when business is picking up, and that is just where we are. So Mike takes some time to talk about two very important mental models he uses.Inversion - solving problems by working backwards. Instead of asking yourself what can you do to be successful, ask yourself what might you do that can prevent your success?Handlem’s Rasor - Do not attribute to malice what can be e...
2020-07-13
22 min
Startups, Sparks and Serendipity
013 - Face-2-Face Session in Social Distancing And Thoughts on WireCard and Organizing Life
On this week’s episode of Startups, Sparks & Serendipity, we are at last together, recording an episode in person! We discuss long-term goal setting, necessary tech knowledge for creating a startup, issues with a European Fintech company, and more!How do we stay healthy and creative? Listen out this episode to find out.Recommendations:To Read:Universal Principles of Design 125 Ways to Enhance Usability, Influence Perception, Increase Appeal, Make Better Design DecisionsFollow Mike on LinkedinFollow Max on Linkedin
2020-06-28
43 min
Startups, Sparks and Serendipity
012 - The consolidation of the audio industry and advice for our past selves
012 - The consolidation of the audio industry and advice for our past selves
2020-06-23
52 min
Startups, Sparks and Serendipity
011 - The Audio Industry Deep Dive
On this week’s episode of Startups, Sparks & Serendipity, Max and Mike discuss audio and Voice as the user interface of the future. From his start with podcasts and confounding an audio tech startup, Max discusses the beginnings to his fascination with audio technology. Audio, as a frictionless medium, can be more convenient while traveling, commuting, or just while you’re cleaning the house. As podcasts and other audio content as well as smart speakers continue to grow in popularity, more and more opportunities can be expected in the audio and Voice spaces. This is one of two episodes on a...
2020-06-14
42 min
Startups, Sparks and Serendipity
010 - Mental Models: The Compound Effect and Conclusion Biases
Hi all! We were intrigued by the positive feedback we have gotten on our mental model episode and therefore wanted to deep-dive in two very specific mental models that are helping us day-by-day. Feel free to listen in, while you are enjoying the sun, sitting on the couch or going for a run. And don't forget to subscribe. See you next time! Book recommendation: Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanFollow Max on Linkedin Follow Mike on Linkedin
2020-06-07
35 min
Startups, Sparks and Serendipity
009 - Why to start a startup?
This week our hosts dive into the WHY of startups. From the desire of autonomy to the need of solving real world problems, and the freedom to solve problems on your own terms, this podcast is filled with useful information for entrepreneurs and future startup founders. Whether you want to pick who you work with or feed your curiosity, starting a business is one way towards autonomy in your work. Why are startups not always about the money?To Read:Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynmanhttps://www.goodreads.com/bo...
2020-06-02
36 min
Startups, Sparks and Serendipity
008 - The Best Brands in 2020 and Email Hacks
Branding is one of the most important and yet elusive concepts in business. This Week Mike and Max dive into a recent Brand Intimacy study exploring which brands different generations (Gen Z, Millennials, Boomers) feel the most connection to, and are surprised by some of the results. Then there is some discussion about the process that brings customers to bond and fuse with brands that they grow to love and use every day. Finally, they share their most important email tips and explain how they make sure to be productive when being bombarded by emails every day and finish...
2020-05-25
37 min
Startups, Sparks and Serendipity
007 - Startup Ideas and what to do with them
This week our hosts explore the fundamental concepts of startups and give helpful tips on how to get started with the process. Speaking from experience, the hosts describe some important must-do actions for bringing a product or service to market. From having a MVP and being able to engage with your target to getting feedback and evaluating risks and assumptions, this podcast has several useful tips. Further on in the episode, Max and Mike improvise a mock startup and develop the business model on the spot to give you an idea on the developmental process and mindset that when...
2020-05-17
37 min
Startups, Sparks and Serendipity
006 - Mental Models and Lack of Time
Finally, we dive deeper into one of our favorite topics: Mental Models. There are few concepts as powerful and few topics as intriguing as going on a journey towards finding the most reliable patterns this universe has to offer. Sadly, we were busy. So this is a short one. Expect more on this in the futureBooks: Elliott Hulse - KING (4 Layer Approach)Poor Charlie's Almanack
2020-05-09
36 min
Startups, Sparks and Serendipity
005 - The Y Combinator Interview
This week our hosts dive deeper into the Y Combinator process and discuss the interview. It is good to know that even if you are not accepted, the process helps you to think clearly about your startup. It forces you to ask yourself important questions that you may otherwise overlook. Some useful tips from this episode include the following: Know your numbers (e.g. revenue, market size, etc.), go-to-market strategy and user acquisition, scalability, monetization and profitability. The importance of your value proposition is not to be understated. What problem are you solving and how are you different? Team...
2020-05-02
44 min
Startups, Sparks and Serendipity
004 - The Y Combinator Application
This week our hosts start a discussion about the process of applying for YC startup acceleration. Companies like AirBnB, Stripe and many others benefitted from these accelerators and have built great fortunes. What are some of the limitations of Y Combinators? Who should apply? What are Y Combinators looking for in terms of applicants? This episode is a place to start. Can you describe your company in 50 characters or less? Mike provides some tips for how to determine your company’s one liner. Greatest tip? Be specific.To Read: Earth 5.0 - Karl Heinz Land
2020-04-27
19 min
Startups, Sparks and Serendipity
003 - Systems and Standing Desks
The Tripple S podcast with a Double S episode. Join us while we talk about the difference between goals and systems, the unbelievable effects of standing desks on your back, and one of the best blogs on the internet
2020-04-19
13 min
Startups, Sparks and Serendipity
002 - Small Virus, Big Effect: The Great Indoors
Well, we had to talk about it at some point. Today we briefly touch Corona and what startups should do about it. Once you hear it this might be old news since we recorded this a couple of weeks agoTandemSomigo Community
2020-04-06
49 min
Startups, Sparks and Serendipity
001 - A New Player Joined The Game.
Welcome to the first ever episode of Mike & Max talking about startups, self-improvement and ideas that inspire them. The idea for this podcast was based on the fact that Max & Mike felt as if they did not spend enough time talking to each other and decided to force themselves to do it by recording themselves. We had a lot of fun and have recorded 4 additional episodes since then. Please enjoy a then still nameless podcast featuring an episode about our favorite startups, remote work (before it got cool through Covid-19) and our favorite book suggestions.
2020-04-04
45 min
Feed Your Brain Podcast
128 - ULTRALEARNING (focusing on entrepreneurs) with Scott Young
128 - ULTRALEARNING (focusing on entrepreneurs) with Scott Young His new book Ultralearning
2019-10-08
48 min
Feed Your Brain Podcast
127 - PR For Startups with Carl Kronika
Carl Kronika is the 19-year-old founder of Copus. Copus is a leading PR agency, specialized on startups, in the Nordics and in Europe. Copus has around 10 employees and helps startups from all over to build up their PR strategy. Carl and I talk about the upsides of PR when to start PR as a general topic in a company how and when you can approach journalists for PR how to build relationships with journalists and PR people Did you enjoy the show? Leave us a comment on the socials, give a review or share it on yo...
2019-09-24
43 min
Feed Your Brain Podcast
126 with Wall-Street Bestselling Author Nir Eyal
Nir Eyal is a known face in the tech- and entrepreneurship scene. He is a Wallstreet-Bestselling Author of the book 'Hooked - How To Build Habit Performing Products', a long-time entrepreneur and an angel investor in different tech startups like Anchor, Eventbrite or ProductHunt. In addition to that, he has been teaching at Stanford Graduate School of Business and has helped different tech companies take their way around building products. Besides all that, he has just published a new book a couple of days ago called 'Indistractable - How To Control Your Attention And Choose Your Life'. I...
2019-09-17
45 min
Feed Your Brain Podcast
124 with Long-Time Marketing Icon Ted Rubin
Ted Rubin has been been in the marketing space for decades now. In 1997, he started out working for Seth Godin at Yoyodyne where his career in the online industry began. Besides learning a lot from Seth, he went through the whole process of Yoyodyne being acquired in 1998 by Yahoo as well. He served as the Social Media advisor to Big Fuel Communications which was also acquired in 2011 to the Publicis Group, OpenSky (also acquired by Alibaba) and many others where he either took part as the CMO or led his marketing view on the Advisory Boards of se...
2019-08-24
47 min
Feed Your Brain Podcast
123 - A World Of Digital Assistants - My Thoughts
New Podcast EP: My Thoughts on A Future World Of Digital Assistants Digital Assistants such as Amazon Alexa or the Google Assistant have become a big role in the daily life’s of millions of people. Every 5th person in the US has access to a smart speaker nowadays. But - how will a future of digital assistants look like? And what do they have to with a shift happening in regards to human-machine interaction and Transhumanism? I conducted my thoughts in a short 20 minute podcast since I also researched and wrote my thesis about the...
2019-08-15
20 min
Feed Your Brain Podcast
122 mit Jan Halberstadt von TIER Mobility: Wie baut man eine E-Scooter Firma operativ in den Städten auf?
Was muss operativ beim Roll-Out einer E-Scooter Marke in den Städten beachtet werden? E-Scooter und die Mobilitätslösung für die letzte Meile sind nun allen bekannt. Um operativ in die Prozesse der letzten Wochen und Monate tiefer einblicken zu können, habe ich Jan Halberstadt von TIER Mobility angefragt.Nach seiner Zeit als Head of Sales Germany bei Deliveroo fing er bei TIER an, um die Städte Köln und Bonn aufzubauen - in einer brutalen Geschwindigkeit natürlich.. Jan und ich bauen darauf auf und sprechen über sein Interesse, nach der spannenden R...
2019-08-08
43 min
Feed Your Brain Podcast
121 with Taylor Ryan: Marketing in 2019, Connecting Corporates and Startups, Learnings from building different startups
121 with Taylor Ryan: Marketing in 2019, Connecting Corporates and Startups, Learnings from building different startups
2019-08-02
41 min
Feed Your Brain Podcast
120 with Philipp Skogstad: President and CEO at Mercedes Benz Research & Development North America
Philipp leads all the endeavours related to future and innovation topics at Mercedes-Benz in North America and has a big outlook on everything related to change management and innovation processes.
2019-07-25
53 min
Feed Your Brain Podcast
119 mit Sven Oliver Pink als Gründer von Fond Of: Wie baut man mit 200 Mitarbeitern eine gesunde und potenzialentfaltende Kultur auf?
Sven-Oliver Pink gründete im Jahr 2010 die Firma Fond Of. Mit mittlerweile über 200 Mitarbeitern und führenden Produkten hat er es im Gründerteam geschafft, eine weiterhin großartige und potenzialentfaltende Kultur aufzubauen. Wie er das geschafft hat...
2019-07-13
51 min
Feed Your Brain Podcast
118 mit Robin Moser von Eyecandylab: 2.5 Jahre Review als First Time Founder und Zukunft von AR
Episode 118, Ladies and Gentlemen. Robin Moser ist als Gründer von Eyecandylab zu Gast. Eyecandylab hat seinen Hauptsitz in San Francisco und entwickelt eine AR-Linse für Videos, welches jedem Content Creator die Möglichkeit liefert, ein AR-Linse über jedes Video zu legen. Über die 2.5 Jahre als Gründer hat Robin es geschafft, Partner wie Nickolodeon, ProSieben Sat 1, SoftBank, NBC Universal und Techstars zu gewinnen. Wir sprechen über seine Erfahrungen als First-Time Founder, den Beweggrund raus aus Deutschland direkt in die USA zu gehen und über Status Quo und Zukunft von AR. Für alle Gründer sicherlich auch ein spannendes The...
2019-07-06
45 min
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117 mit Dr. Aaron Brückner: Model, Autor und Berater in einer Person
Aaron Brückner modelte mit den bekanntesten Fotografen, schreibt mit den Top-Verlagen seine Bücher und hilft mittelständischen und großen Unternehmen als Berater.Aaron ist promovierter Wirtschaftswissenschaftler, internationales Fotomodell und Autor mehrere Bücher mit Top-Verlagen. Sein Ziel als Berater ist es heute, Unternehmen und Persönlichkeiten dabei zu helfen, sich in ihrer beruflichen Umgebung zu entfalten. Mit 24 Jahren veröffentlichte er sein erstes Buch, gemeinsam mit dem Springer Verlag, über das Thema der Operativen Exzellenz und lässt einige Jahre später ein weiteres folgen mit dem Titel "Lean Management". Mit seinem letzten Werk "Sei der CEO deines Lebe...
2019-06-22
50 min
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116 mit Prof. Dr. Philipp Sandner: Top 30 Ökonom in Deutschland (FAZ) und Head of Frankfurt School Blockchain Center über den Status Quo und die Zukunft der Blockchain
Prof. Dr Philipp Sandner gehört mit seinen 39 Jahren zu den absoluten Vordenkern der Finanzindustrie. Philipp leitet das anerkannte Frankfurt School Blockchain Center an der Frankfurt School of Finance, wurde von der FAZ zu den Top 30 Ökonomen in Deutschland und von der Capital zu den "40 unter 40" ausgezeichnet. Darüber hinaus ist er Mitglied des FinTech-Rats des Bundesministeriums der Finanzen von Olaf Scholz und im Blockchain Observatory der Europäischen Union. Neben seiner Rolle als Professor und Blockchain-Enthusiast, ist er auch Investor in diverse Startups im Bereich der neuartigen Technologie hinter der Blockchain und dient auf diversen Veranstaltungen und Fernsehsendern als Anspr...
2019-06-15
52 min
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115 with Christoph Windheuser: Global Head of Artificial Intelligence at ThoughtWorks about 30 years of working in the AI field
Christoph Windheuser is a long-term face of the discipline of Artificial Intelligence. In the late 80s and early 90s, he studied Neural Networks in Bonn and at the Carnegie Mellon University in the States. Besides also taking courses about neural networks in Tokyo, he finished his Phd in Paris about the topic of speech recognition. A time in which the AI winter had been present. Nevertheless, Christoph, kept his eyes on the topic for the last 30 years and since then explored the scene in different companies. He became the Director of IT at SAP, stayed there for 11 years, led a bi...
2019-06-08
54 min
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114 with Rod Dowler: Former European High Tech Partner at KMPG and CEO of several tech companies
Rod Dowler has been in the technology space for decades. Rod has been the former European High Tech Partner of KPMG and now invests in companies and cares about the future of humanity. He led the European High Technology practice at KMPG as a Partner, ran his consultancy before that for 15 years and has invested in different companies. In addition to that, Rod became the CEO of ZoomF, the first search engine in the UK which was sold in 2008. One of his investments cares about a treatment to slow down the process of Alzheimer. Besides helping young students at the Lon...
2019-06-01
43 min
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113 with David Schnurman, President of the EO Organization in New York and Founder of LawLine: How do you focus to accelerate success?
David Schnurman is the President of the Entrepreneurs Organization in New York and the Co-founder of Lawline, the largest provider of online education for the legal services in the US. We will chat about his journey to become an entrepreneur.
2019-05-26
49 min
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112 with the Inventor of the Taser and CEO of Axon, Rick Smith: How do you use technology to prevent people from killing?
Rick Smith, as the founder and CEO of Axon, is passionate to end killing on a global basis through technology and technological advancements. Incredible mission - keep listening.
2019-05-18
50 min
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111 with Award-Winning Author and UX Specialist Jeff Gothelf: How do you set up an organization to deliver high-quality products?
Jeff Gothelf is a well-known author who among others wrote the award-winning book "Lean UX". Jeff helps organisations build better products and executives build the cultures in order to build great products.
2019-05-05
39 min
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110 mit Starmind Gründer Pascal Kaufmann: Was hat künstliche Intelligenz mit der Struktur des Gehirn zu tun?
Pascal Kaufmann ist studierter Neurowissenschaftler und Mitgründer von Starmind. Starmind ist eine KI für Menschen: Ob für Mitarbeiter oder Community-Mitglieder, sie bauen eine hochmoderne KI, die mit Neurowissenschaften angereichert ist, damit die Organisationen von morgen ihre kollektive menschliche Intelligenz nutzen können. Unter den Kunden werden etliche Fortune 500 gezählt - mittlerweile hat Starmind drei Standorte und über 80 Mitarbeiter. Durch seine Vergangenheit in den Neurowissenschaften sieht er die Entwicklungen der künstlichen Intelligenz aus einer zusätzlich sehr spannenden Brille. Über mehrere Jahre konnte er die Gehirnstrukturen, gemeinsam mit anderen Wissenschaftlern, analysieren, um hier erste Schlüsse für einen Zu...
2019-04-13
36 min
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109 with Misha Yurchenko about doing business in Tokyo, blockchain ecosystems and personal fulfillment
Misha Yurchenko is a Tokyo-based blogger and entrepreneur interested in the blockchain industry and the development of personal fulfillment!
2019-03-31
44 min
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108 mit dem ehem. Rocket Internet Kommunikationschef und Earlybird Partner Andreas Winiarski
Andreas Winiarski gehört zu den bekanntesten Thought Leadern in der Digitalszene als ehemaliger PR-Chef von Rocket Internet, VC-Partner bei Earlybird und jetziger Chairman von awesome capital. Zurzeit ist er öfter in China, da er mit awesome die Synergie aus China und Europa für Startups öffnen möchte als VC-Fund. Wer mehr über die Unterschiede China/Deutschland, seine goldenen Nuggets im VC-Funding, die Erfahrungen im Rocket Konzern und die Zusammenarbeit mit den Samwer Brüdern und aber auch über die Bedeutung von empathischer Führung in einem Unternehmen lernen möchte, sollte dies nicht verpassen. SHOWNOTESEmotionale Intelligenz von Daniel GolemanDer Fü...
2019-03-23
53 min
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107 mit Philip Müller als COO von WunderFleet: Die Zukunft der Mobilität und der Einfluss von Technologie
107 mit Philip Müller als COO von WunderFleet: Die Zukunft der Mobilität und der Einfluss von Technologie
2019-03-11
50 min
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106 mit AI-Experte und VC-Investor Fabian Westerheide: Wie können wir in Deutschland die Technologie der künstlichen Intelligenz in sinnhafte Geschäftsmodelle umwandeln?
Fabian Westerheide als führender Experte der künstlichen Intelligenz spricht mit mir über die notwendigen Schritte, die wir in Deutschland machen müssen, um sinnhafte Geschäftsmodelle beruhend auf AI zu entwickeln.
2019-02-23
48 min
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105 mit Daniel G. Siegel als Digitalexperte und ehemaliger Gründer der weltweit führenden Modedesigner Plattform Not Just A Label
Daniel G. Siegel ist als Digitalexperte, Speaker und Gründer der weltweit führenden Platform für Modedesigner Not Just A Label zu Gast. Wir sprechen über die Möglichkeiten des Taekwondo, die üblichen Fehler aus der Positionierung und effiziente Digitalwebsites. SHOWNOTESDaniel G. Siegel's Webseite The Anatomy of a Perfect Website Finding the Right Job for Your Product von Clayton ChristensenJobs To Be Done Doug Engelbart's Mother of all DemosBuch: The Brain AuditMilkshake Story Airtable Tool
2019-02-09
56 min
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104 mit Michael Buck und Niklas Hagenbeck von Convidera: Die wichtigsten Elemente für einen digitalen Unternehmermut aus 6 Jahren Beratungserfahrung
Die Convidera ist eine aus über 90 Personen bestehende, führende Digitalberatung mit Kunden wie der Deutschen Post DHL Group, Vodafone oder vielen Mittelständlern wie z.B. GIRA oder Viessmann.Das Unternehmen ist in der Lage, über eigene Entwickler, Designer, UX Experten und Business-affinen Menschen komplette Digitalprojekte mitzusteuern und zu begleiten. Diese Erfahrung wollte ich komprimiert für diesen Podcast euch zur Verfügung stellen. Viel Spaß beim Zuhören! SHOWNOTESBuch: The Hard Things About Hard Things von Ben Horrowitz Buch: Pragmatismus Prinzip von Dirk Gehlen Buch: Viktor Frankl - Man Searching for Meaning Convidera WebseiteDigitaler Unternehmermut Podcast Mich könnt ihr auch auf...
2019-02-01
44 min
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102 mit Digitalpionier Karl Heinz Land: Wie wandeln neue Technologie die Entwicklung der Gesellschaft?
Karl Heinz Land ist einer der Digitalpioniere der ersten Stunde in Deutschland. Seit über 35 Jahren gestaltet er aktiv die Digitalisierung mit Führungspositionen bei Oracle, BusinessObjects (SAP) oder auch MicroStrategy. Zudem gründete er diverse Unternehmen im Digital- und Techbereich und investierte selber in diverse Technologiestartups. Schon 2006 benannten das World Economic Forum und auch das Time Magazine ihn als Technology Pioneer. Darüber hinaus startete er 2014 seine eigene Strategie- und Digitalberatung mit der neuland in Köln. Technologie wandelt die Gesellschaft. Etwas, was wir immer wieder hier im Podcast beobachten. Karl-Heinz fasste dies in seinen diversen Büchern ebenfalls spannend zusamme...
2019-01-09
1h 06
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101 mit Florian Kollewijn von dem Sozialunternehmen Chancen eG: Bildungsfinanzierung in Afrika und Deutschland neu gestalten!
Florian Kollewijn ist ein langer Weggefährte. Schon vor einigen Jahren konnte ich beobachten, wie Florian und das Team die Chancen eG gegründet haben, um Bildungsfinanzierung in Deutschland und mittlerweile auch in Afrika neu gestalten.
2018-12-30
42 min
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100 with K-SWISS President Barney Waters
THANK YOU FOR 100 EPISODES!!! For the 100th anniversary, I wanted to invite Barney as the President of K-Swiss to talk about the Ups and Downs of a cultural brand that has fundamentally impacted my life since I'm 8 years old.K-Swiss is not just a cultural brand to lots of us. It's a brand that has experienced ups and downs. Through a positioning of the market of my audience, which is entrepreneurship and through collaborations with GaryVee for example, K-Swiss is reaching for the moon again. The brand has got lots of awareness the last couple of years and fundamentally lots o...
2018-12-18
45 min
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099 with Cannabis Startup Founder Jo Teichmann from Ceden: how is cannabis impacting the startup industry?
Cannabis-Startups have been a new hype of today's current startup ecosystem. Ceden has been of the successful ideas. Jo Teichmann talks about his view on the industry and his startup Ceden.
2018-12-05
59 min
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098 mit Dr. David Klett vom Klett Verlag als traditionsreiches Familienunternehmen
Deutsche Familienunternehmen sind weiterhin ein wichtiger und essenzieller Bestandteil der deutschen Wirtschaft. Doch was bedeutet es eigentlich wirklich, über mehr als ein Jahrhundert ein Unternehmen weiterzuentwickeln?Dr. David Klett als MD des Klett Verlags gibt Einblick in die spannenden Geschichten des Familienunternehmens, welches 1897 gegründet wurde. Sogar die amerikanische Militärregierung ist Teil der Geschichte - nicht abwegig bei dem Gedanken, dass das Unternehmen zwei Weltkriege hinter sich hat. Der Klett Verlag ist jedem in Deutschland bekannt. Doch, dass das Unternehmen etliche weitere Standorte weltweit verteilt hat, ist wenigen bekannt. Wie diese organisiert werden und welche Schritte für das Unter...
2018-11-26
45 min
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097 mit dem Chief Digital Officer der Deutschen Telekom: Nils Stamm
Die Telekom steht in einem großen digitalen Wandel. Viele neue Geschäftsmodelle, ein Kulturwandel und viele spannende Herausforderungen. Um dies näher zu beleuchten, habe ich den Digitalchef der Deutschen Telekom eingeladen. Hört rein!
2018-11-19
55 min
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096 mit Dr. Philipp Seegers von Candidate Select GmbH:: Wie ein eigener Algorithmus Studienabschlüsse vergleichbar macht
Candidate Select macht es Unternehmen möglich, akademische Abschlüsse fair miteinander zu vergleichen. Inwiefern sie einen eigenen Algorithmus entwickelt haben und wie Philipp auf die Zukunft der Bildung setzt, erfahrt ihr im Interview.
2018-11-12
46 min
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095 with Andrew McGarrity: former White House Chief Protocol Officer and Thrivist Founder
Andrew McGarrity joins the Feed Your Brain Podcast. Andrew, after respectively studying in Cape Town for example, he was the Chief Protocol Officer in the White House for George W. Bush - meaning that he organized all incomings for President Bush and organized all outgoings for President Bush. After he then stopped his station there, he started the company Thrivist which enables digital online learning at primary schools. A fantastic topic. He exited the company and still works for it as the CEO. Lots of stories and interesting insights. Check Thrivist here Connect with me on LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram and Faceb...
2018-10-31
59 min
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094 - Why Voice is the next big technology and why I am part of it!
Why Voice is the next big technology and why I am part of it!
2018-10-22
14 min
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093 mit Daniel Heer von Zeotap: Was bedeuten Daten eigentlich wirklich in unserer heutigen Gesellschaft?
Daniel Heer ist Mitgründer und CEO von Zeotap: einem hoch-finanziertem Tech-Unternehmen mit dem Fokus auf Daten. Man kann sich das Modell von Zeotap so vorstellen, dass sie Millionen von Daten sammeln und auswerten, um diese dann komprimiert auf einer Seite zusammenzufassen. Diese Zusammenfassung wird dann optimiert für einen spezifischen Kunden zur Verfügung gestellt, damit dieser Kunde Marketingkampagnen oder generell das Business Development damit antreiben kann. Ein großer Kunde war zum Beispiel auch Red Bull. Daniel und ich sprechen über Die Aufgabe von Zeotap und der Story dahinter, sehr schnell mit dem Service in die ganze Welt zu gehen ...
2018-10-08
48 min
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092: How do you integrate Emotional Intelligence in Your Company - with Dr. Petra Meyer
Emotinal Intelligence is a key element of a company that wants to succeed culture-wise and business-wise. I wanted to deep-dive on it with an expert from the topic: Dr. Petra Meyer. Enjoy!
2018-10-01
52 min
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091 with Internet Icon Tristan Louis: CEO Casebook, previous owner of Internet.com Business, HSBC Chief Innovation Officer and Head of Internet at Deutsche Bank and much more...
Tristan Louis was officially the 24th person on the internet having a webpage. Besides now being the CEO of Casebook, he has been the CIO at HSBC, the Head of Internet at Deutsche Bank and has worked together with Steve Jobs and Marc Andreesen.
2018-09-17
1h 11
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090 mit Content Marketing Spezialist Malte Cornelius Schmitz
// Wirklich gutes Content Marketing? Viele sehr erfolgreiche Unternehmen nutzen Content und speziell Content Marketing, um ihre eigene Marke aufzubauen oder von ihrer authentischen Seite zu zeigen. Die Herausforderung ist jedoch, dass Inhalte auf den diversen Kanälen auch unterschiedlich positioniert sein muss. 😊Was es jedoch für eine Unternehmensstrategie überhaupt bedeuten kann, herausragende Content-Inhalte zu produzieren, wie diese Inhalte in die Strategie passen und wie man letztendlich auch wirklich gute, "teilbare" Inhalte produziert, das sagt uns mein Interviewgast und Freund Malte Cornelius Schmitz. Malte ist seit seinem Studium in diesem Bereich selbstständig und hat mit vielen größeren Kunden wie die A...
2018-09-10
1h 14
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089 with US Tech Legend Ryan Carson - CEO and Founder of Treehouse
Ryan Carson, a very well known tech expert from the US and co-founder of Treehouse, joins the show to talk about his ups and downs, the vision behind Treehouse and his 4.30 wakeup call!This definitely counts as one of my highlights. Ryan has been someone that I have followed for a couple of years because of his dedication and passion to make this world a better place through entrepreneurship. Being friends with for example Kevin Rose, Tim Ferris and Gary Vaynerchuk makes it interesting since you guys surely know all of them probably. Treehouse brings affordable technology education to people e...
2018-09-03
49 min
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088 with Marcus John Henry Brown
Marcus John Henry Brown has been one of the most ironic, hilarious and informative guests I have had on the podcasts. He is an Englishman with a German passport. He calls himself a performing artist and creative mentor with the idea to help and consult commercial clients create creative answers to difficult problems. He has been famous for his published books and articles and his spectipical speeches about the future of technology. Listen to this, if you would like to get a different perspective on technology and the future we live in - and be ready for a smile or a l...
2018-08-27
1h 32
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087 mit einem der Macher des ersten studentischen Venture Capital Funds Andreas Fischer
Der erste studentische Venture Capital Fund? Wie ist das möglich und was ist hier anders als bei einem üblichen Venture Fund?
2018-08-20
1h 01
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086 with SAP's Chief Designer & Futurist Martin Wezowski: Build Innovation through Utopian thinking!
SAP has been the most famous software for work in human history. Strategic design and the future of work play an important role here. Martin Wezowski gives more details on this as the Chief Designer & Futurist of SAP.
2018-08-13
46 min
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085 mit Mike Mahlkow: Tech-Trends, Zeit bei Uber & Stripe, mentale Modelle
Mike ist nicht nur ein guter Freund, sondern auch ein Tech-Fanatiker, der es trotzdem nie vergisst, Freunde und die Reflektion des Lebens in den Vordergrund zu rücken. Wir sprechen über die diversen Technologie Entwicklungen und versch. mentale Modelle.
2018-08-06
1h 11
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084 with VaynerMedia's Chief Heart Officer Claude Silver: How do you build culture around people in 2018?
VayerMedia currently is the fastest-growing agency in the world with a leading culture person on top with Claude Silver who lets people come into the foreground again. But how is that possible? Listen to the interview now!
2018-07-30
49 min
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083 mit Heiko Fischer von Resourceful Humans: wie sieht Arbeit in Zukunft aus?
Heiko Fischer, Gründer und CEO von Resourceful Humans, spricht mit mir über die Zukunft von Arbeit, die Rolle von Netzwerken in Unternehmen und seine Rolle als CEO.
2018-07-18
1h 12
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082 mit GEDANKENtanken CEO & Seriengründer Alexander Müller: Welche Innovationstreiber fehlen uns in Deutschland?
Alexander Müller, CEO von GedankenTanken, ist ein Seriengründer, wie er im Buche steht. Neben seinen vorigen Gründungen und auch Exits leitet er heute das Weiterbildungsunternehmen GedankenTanken als CEO.
2018-07-11
54 min
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080 mit EvoPark Gründer & MD Sven Lackinger: wie wandelt sich ein Unternehmen durch einen Exit mit einem Mittelständler?
Bargeldloses Bezahlen im Parkhaus. Das war und ist das Unternehmensziel von EvoPark. Ich hatte die Chance, EvoPark Mitgründer und MD Sven Lackinger im Podcast zu begrüßen.
2018-06-27
56 min
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079 mit E-Sports Experte und MateCrate Gründer Sebastian Kuch
E-Sports war schon immer ein heißes Thema bei vielen der Zuhörer. Es gibt aktuell wenig bessere Experten als Sebastian Kuch. Führt selber ein eigenes Unternehmen in dem Bereich und ist zudem leidenschaftlicher Gamer. Lots to say...
2018-06-21
56 min
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078 with Allen Gannett from TrackMaven: How does creativity help to grow companies?
Allen Gannett, as the CEO of TrackMaven, a known marketing analytics platform, talks with me about the simplicity of creativity and its impact on businesses.
2018-06-14
46 min
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077 mit Valentin Gruber als MD von Audibene: welche Faktoren waren für Audibene in der Internationalisierung besonders wichtig?
Der heutige Gast ist Valentin Gruber, Managing Director bei hear.com und Head of International Operations bei Audibene.de.Für alle die Audibene nicht kennen: 2012 gegründet und heute weltweit größter Online-Akustiker mit der Vertretung in insgesamt 9 Ländern, über 3000 Partnerakustikern weltweit und fast 900 Mitarbeitern. Was sie machen: Bringen Menschen, die Hörprobleme haben und Akustiker mit dem Hörgerät, zusammen. Nach 3 Jahren, in 2015, wurde Audibene schon an Sivantos verkauft. Zur Information: Hear.com gehört zu Audibene und spricht nur mit einer englischen Domain den englisch-sprachigen Markt besser an. Die große Herausforderung für Audibene war es natürlich...
2018-06-06
48 min
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076 mit Blinkist CEO & Gründer Holger Seim: wie sieht Produktentwicklung heute aus? Was bedeutet neue Unternehmenskultur?
Blinkist gehört mittlerweile zu den bekanntesten deutschen Startups und hat es geschafft, mit einem digitalen Geschäftsmodell nachhaltig Umsätze zu generieren, schnell zu internationalisieren und zudem auch eine Vorbildsrolle in Sachen "New Work" Gedanken aufgebaut. Holger Seim, der Kopf und CEO hinter Blinkist, stellt sich einem Podcastgespräch und spricht über die Produktentwicklung, die Idee und die Arbeitsweisen von Blinkist.
2018-06-01
56 min
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075 mit Konstantin Krauss vom German Accelerator: wie unterstützt die deutsche Regierung die Startupwelt Deutschlands?
Konstantin Krauss ist einer der Company Scouts des German Accelerators. Der GA ist ein Programm, um aus deutscher Regierungskraft high-potential Startups zu fördern und zu unterstützen und den Markteintritt in die US und SouthEast Asia zu begleiten. Konstantin hat selber schon erfolgreich ein eigenes Unternehmen hochgezogen und vor ein paar Jahren an eine amerikanische Bank verkauft.
2018-05-23
57 min
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074 mit Alexander Schwörer: Geschäftsführer vom Familienunternehmen PERI
Peri ist mit 200 Standorten, über 1 Milliarde Umsatz und über 8000 Mitarbeitern einer der spannendsten deutschen Familienunternehmen. Geschäftsführer und Sohn des Gründers Alexander Schwörer erzählt mehr...
2018-05-22
32 min
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073: Deep Dive Nicol Jahns: Wie Du Dir Informationen besser merken kannst
Nicol Jahns baute mit seinem Unternehmen einfach.behalten das schnellste Erinnerungssystem der Welt mit Kunden wie Daimler oder Lufthansa. Nicol erzählt uns in praktischem Format, wie wir uns mehr und schneller Dinge lernen können.
2018-05-09
45 min
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072 with Productivity Expert Carl Pullein
Carl Pullein is one of the world's upcoming experts in regards to time management and productivity. We talk about new hacks and tips around those topics.
2018-05-02
1h 05